economics

Dr. André Williamson - The Cost of Increased Regulation to Producers and Consumers

The Cost of Increased Regulation to Producers and Consumers - Dr. André Williamson, Agralytica Senior Consultant, from the Animal Ag Alliance Stakeholders Summit, Real Farmers Real Food, Celebrating Tradition and Technology, May 2-3, Arlington, VA, USA.

Chris Herr - Bridging the Divide, Finding Common Ground

Bridging the Divide, Finding Common Ground - Chris Herr, PennAg Industries Association Executive Vice President, from the Animal Ag Alliance Stakeholders Summit, Real Farmers Real Food, Celebrating Tradition and Technology, May 2-3, Arlington, VA, USA.

Mike Sheldon - Lessons Learned From Europe – Regulatory Burdens and Activist Influence

Lessons Learned From Europe – Regulatory Burdens and Activist Influence - Mike Sheldon, Greenway Farms Limited Managing Director and BPEX Member, from the Animal Ag Alliance Stakeholders Summit, Real Farmers Real Food, Celebrating Tradition and Technology, May 2-3, Arlington, VA, USA.

Greg Ferrara - Communicating Shared Values Across the Food Chain

Communicating Shared Values Across the Food Chain - Greg Ferrara, National Grocers Association, VP of Public Affairs, from the Animal Ag Alliance Stakeholders Summit, Real Farmers Real Food, Celebrating Tradition and Technology, May 2-3, Arlington, VA, USA.

Dr. Tom Painter - What Does It Cost To Have Multiple Pathogens In Your Flow? - PIP

What Does It Cost To Have Multiple Pathogens In Your Flow? - Dr. Tom Painter, Cargill Pork, from the 2012 Boehringer Ingelheim Mile High Swine Health Seminar, March 6, 2012, Denver CO, USA.

Dr. Tom Painter - What Does It Cost To Have Multiple Pathogens In Your Flow?

What Does It Cost To Have Multiple Pathogens In Your Flow? - Dr. Tom Painter, Cargill Pork, from the 2012 Boehringer Ingelheim Mile High Swine Health Seminar, March 6, 2012, Denver CO, USA.

2012 National Institute for Animal Agriculture Annual Meeting

2012 NIAA Living in a World of Decreasing Resources & Increasing Regulation

2012 National Institute for Animal Agriculture Annual Meeting, March 26 - 29, 2012, Denver, CO, USA. Producers, regulators, industry and NGO representatives gathered to go deep on everything from animal identification to disease management and increasing costs. Participants said it was the best NIAA conference yet!

SwineCast Update for April 5, 2012, Sow Housing Backgrounder From Pork Industry Forum

There is a lot of information rolling out of the recent National Institute for Animal Agriculture meeting in Denver. Most of those will be online in the next week but I do want to call your attention to a good international economic overview of animal production in the U.S. and around the world. Dr. Terry Barr, Senior Director of the Knowledge Exchange Division of CoBank, sets up the growing importance of basic resources and where the need will be.

I also wanted to point out the Sow Housing Backgrounder National Pork Board's Sherrie Niekamp shared at the Pork Industry Forum. This is a starting point for the comprehensive study and evaluation of existing literature on sow housing options which was directed by the NPB and the National Pork Producers Council.

Agriculture Markets

Agriculture Markets How are commodities and markets important to agriculture? What are some of the information sources to use? What are some of the issues in the markets today? This AgChat conversation, with the help of guest of Farm Futures Arlan Suderman (@ArlanFF101), looks into these questions.

Dr. Steve Pollman - Dealing With The High Cost of Feed In Commercial Pig Production - PIP

Dealing With The High Cost of Feed In Commercial Pig Production - Dr. Steve Pollman, Murphy Brown, from the 2012 Boehringer Ingelheim Mile High Swine Health Seminar, March 6, 2012, Denver CO, USA.